Mausoleum.



C. E. BRYAN.

MAUsoLEUM. APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 27. 1913.

19998 12 Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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MAUSOLEUM.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Application led October 27, 1913. Serial No. 797,609.

To all whom it may concern:

drainage and ventilation for the crypts of a mausoleum, and in its preferred form co-mprises a' combination system for these -two purposes.

Mausoleums are frequently constructed with a large number of crypts, and it is especially desirable that they be constructed so as to provide the best possible sanitary Y conditions.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a mausoleum with a highly efficient drainage and Ventilating system; to provide such a system with a minimum amount of piping or conduits; 'to provide such a system in which a large'number of pipes w1ll serve both for the escape of iiuids and gases; to provide means whereby the crypts may be sealed so that gases will not escape from one crypt to another through the pipes; to avoid mechanical valves; and in general to provide such an improved system as is shown inthe accompanying drawings and which will -be fully described hereinafter.

In these drawings forming a part of the present application: Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a mausoleum corridor showing my improved drainage and ventilation system; Fig. 2 is a detail of one of the outlet pipes; and, Fig. 3 is a diagrammatical plan view illustrating one method of arranging the pipes.

As illustrated in these drawings, 4, I represent the crypts in a mausoleum which crypts may be arranged in any ordinary manner, but which are usually .arranged'in tiers around the corridors of the mausoleum. The walls of these crypts are preferably made of concrete so that the drainage and Ventilating pipes may be embedded therein at the time ofl construction. Each crypt is provided with a downwardly extending pipe 5 which connects with a drain 6A in the bottom of the crypt, the bottoms being pitched toward such drains. These drains are provided with plugs 7 which are ordinarily left in place until the crypt is used for the reception of a body. The lower ends of the pipes 5 extend down into a drain pit 8 which is arranged in the concrete or footing below \the floor of the mausoleum. The iioor of this pit is preferably provided with a layer 9 of'sand or other absorbent material for absorbing anyV li uids which may pass 4down into the pit. uch layer of absorbing material will ordinarily be suiicient, but if deslred, the pit may be provided with a drain. T he lower ends of the pipes 5 may terminate directly in the pit, but are preferably provided with covers or receptacles 10, into which the lower ends project. These receptacles are open or perforated adjacent to the top as indicated at 11, but such perfor-ations are preferably arranged at some distance abovethe lower ends of the pipes for the purpose which will be presently described. Each of the pipes 5 is provided with a ventilating or gas outlet pipe 12 which is connected with the pipe 5 above the drain pits and which leads to .a common tank 13. preferably located in a central position in the corridor and at some distance belou7 the floor of the mausoleum. This tank is partially filled withV a disinfecting or de-odorizing liquid such as formaldehyde, and the ends 14. of the pipes 12 extend down into this liquid so that gases escaping out through the pipes will be forced through the liquid. These ends are preferably turned to a horizontal position and perforated as indicated at 15 to insure the diffusion of the gas through the liquid. Thev tank 13 is closed at the top but is provided with a vent pipe 16. preferably leading to a point above the roof or at some suitable distance for discharging any gas which may escape.

The operation of my improved drainage l and Ventilating system is as follows: After the structural elements have all been placed in position and one of the crypts is to be used, the'plug 7 is removed and, if desired, some disinfecting liquid is poured down the pipe 5 until it fills the receptacle 10 so that the head of liquid above the lower end of the pipe 5 is greater than the head of liquid above the discharge end of the pipe 12. When this has been done and the crypt is sealed, any liquid passing. down through the pipe 5 will tend to keep the'receptacle 10 filled so as to maintain the head, or filled to overflow. Therefore, any gases which may be forced out fromv the crypt will pass out from the corresponding pipe 12 and through the liquid in the tank 13, and will become deodorized or disinfected by passing through such liquid; By means of this ar` rangement it will be seen that no gases 'will be permitted to pass from one crypt through the Ventilating system into another crypt and furthermore, the entire device is constructed without any metallic or mechanical valves which are apt to rust or get out of order.

Various changes may be made to suit the' v system to different types of construction and therefore, I-do not wish to limit myself to the exact arrangement herein shown and described except as may be pointed out in certain of the appended claims, in which I claim: l 1. In a mausoleum,the combination witha crypt, of a downwardly extending combined drain and gas pipe, a liquid seal at the lower end of said pipe, a gas pipe directly connected with said rst named pipe above the seal, and a second liquid seal for the open end of said gas pipe.

2. In a mausoleum, the combination with f a crypt, of a` downwardly extending pipe adapted to serve for the escape of fluids or gases from said crypt, a liquid seal at the lower ond of said pipe, a second pipe connectedwith said first named pipe above the seal, and a liquid seal for the end of said second named pipe, the head of fluid in the second named seal being less than that in the first named lseal whereby gases may escape from the crypt through said second named seal.

3. The combination with a sepulcher having means for tightly closing the same, of a pipe extending downwardly from the bottom thereof and adapted to serve as an exit for liquids or gases, a bed of disinfecting material at the lower end of said pipe, a branch pipe for gases connected with said pipe, and a tank having a disinfect-ing liquid therein into which said branch pipe leads.

4. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination of a plurality of vaults orcrypts havin means for tightly closing the same, of ownwardly extend.-

' ing pipes from the bottoms of each of said vaults, receptacles into which the lower ends of each of said pipes project, branch pipes for vgases leading from. each of said pipes,

a tank, and liquld in said tank into which the o en ends of the branch pipes extend.

5. a structure of the character set forth, the combination of `a plurality of burial vaults havin means for sealing the same, of downward y extending pipes from the bottoms of each of said vaults, removable plugs or closures for the yupper ends of each of said pipes, a drain it in the bottom of the structure into which tend, receptacles fitting over the lower ends of said pipes, gas outlet pipes connected with yeach of said first named pipes, and a said pipes ex-4 tank having a disinfecting liquid therein into which the open ends of said gas outlet pipes extend, said receptacles being proportioned so that whenl li uid is poured therein the head of the liquid above`the lower ends of the firstv named pipes will be greater than the head of the liquid in said tank above the discharge ends of said gas outlet pipes.

l 6. In a structure of the character set forth, the combination with a plurality of vaults or crypts, of a common drain p1t at the bottom of said structure, downwardly extending pipesr from the bottoms of said crypts to said drain pit, absorbent or disinfecting material in said pit, closures for the upper ends of said pipes, branch pipes con-V nected with each of said first named pipes adjacent to the bottom of the structure, a closed tank, a disinfect-ing liquid in said tank into which the open ends of said branch pipes extend, and a vent pipe leading from said tank.

onen. E. BRYAN. 

